2. How open are they to allowing you to expand your skills while traveling?

5

3. Hospital Technology

4

4. Location (A nice area to live)

4

5. Cafeteria food

4

6. Parking

5

7. Physical layout of hospital effecient

4

8. Hospital appeal (looks)

4

9. Hospital orientation geared toward travelers?

5

10. Simplicity being initiated into the system (Do you have to do lots of unneccessary paperwork, drug testing, criminal background checks, etc. in addition to what the agency requires before you can start working?)

5

11. Reputation of the hospital

5

12. How nice are the doctors to staff

4

13. Friendliness of staffing office

5

14. Happy with the work scheduling procedure?

5

15. How efficient is their system so you can get your job done?

4

16. Adequacy of their nurse to patient ratio

5

17. How well staffed are they

4

18. How happy were you with your workload?

5

19. Staff morale (overall)

4

20. To what extent would you recommend this hospital to other travelers?

5

Total Score (number or rankings)

91(1)

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I worked in the Psychiatric department(s) in the hospital. This was one of my favorite travel assignments. I even extended which is something I rarely if ever do. The hospital staff in all three units I worked in was very accepting and I made some very good friends while here. Not a far travel to Iowa City where I took in art, music theater and dining. Cedar Rapids had many restaurants and shopping venues. The farmer's markets and local day trips were great. I took housing subsidy and rented a room in a home in the historic district. The people are very nice and friendly in this part of the country. If it matters to you, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City is in the top 100 Smart Cities in the nation. 11/29/2015

Housing was approximately 5 mile(s) from the hospital. The name of the housing complex was not applicable. Housing was located in city of Cedar Rapids. On a scale from 1 to 5, I would rate it a 5. If traveling with a pet, most of the apartment complexes do not take pets. The only down side I could find. I got out of town before winter hit as I suspect that would not have been fun!